Frank Bertaina vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Frank Bertaina
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Frank Bertaina built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Grzenda as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Grzenda led in home run suppression (HR9+ 188 vs 73), walk avoidance (BB%+ 121 vs 72), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 83). Frank Bertaina held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 97 vs 86). Role difference aside, Joe Grzenda holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Frank Bertaina and Joe Grzenda

Frank Bertaina
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Frank Bertaina
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
2.16
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Frank Bertaina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.44
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Frank Bertaina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Frank Bertaina
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.63
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Frank Bertaina
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.58
39.58
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Frank Bertaina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Frank Bertaina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bertaina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bertaina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Frank Bertaina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
3.84
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Frank Bertaina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Frank Bertaina
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.03
4.03
Frank Bertaina
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Frank Bertaina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Frank Bertaina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1239
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Frank Bertaina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
413
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Frank Bertaina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
8.69
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Frank Bertaina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Frank Bertaina
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.92
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.58
Frank Bertaina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Frank Bertaina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Frank Bertaina
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
4.66
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.51
Frank Bertaina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.17
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Frank Bertaina
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Frank Bertaina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
6.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
5.06
Frank Bertaina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Frank Bertaina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Frank Bertaina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.196
1.196
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.951
0.951
Frank Bertaina
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.76
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.64
Frank Bertaina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.22
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.29
Frank Bertaina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Frank Bertaina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1818
39.62
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1329
38.83
Frank Bertaina
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.22
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Frank Bertaina
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
4.53
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.38
Frank Bertaina
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Frank Bertaina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Frank Bertaina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Frank Bertaina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bertaina
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.484
1.484
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Frank Bertaina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1590
34.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1182
34.54
Frank Bertaina
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
2.1
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Frank Bertaina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Frank Bertaina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.62
39.62
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Frank Bertaina and Joe Grzenda

Frank Bertaina
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Frank Bertaina
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
2.16
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Frank Bertaina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.44
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Frank Bertaina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1238
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Frank Bertaina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
412.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Frank Bertaina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.39
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Frank Bertaina
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.22
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Frank Bertaina
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.13
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Bertaina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
1.74
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Frank Bertaina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Frank Bertaina
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.5
92.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Frank Bertaina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.748
0.748
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Frank Bertaina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Frank Bertaina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Frank Bertaina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bertaina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bertaina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bertaina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Bertaina and Joe Grzenda

Frank Bertaina
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Frank Bertaina
Career
Per 600 PA
100
434.78
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Frank Bertaina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Frank Bertaina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
126
547.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Frank Bertaina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Frank Bertaina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Frank Bertaina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
69.57
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Frank Bertaina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
60.87
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Frank Bertaina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bertaina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bertaina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bertaina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bertaina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bertaina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bertaina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bertaina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.76
11.98
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Frank Bertaina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
86.96
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Frank Bertaina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
95.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Frank Bertaina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Frank Bertaina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Frank Bertaina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Frank Bertaina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bertaina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Frank Bertaina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Frank Bertaina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Frank Bertaina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
30.43
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Frank Bertaina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
47.83
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Frank Bertaina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
73.91
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Frank Bertaina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.48
-6.45
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Frank Bertaina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bertaina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
26.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Frank Bertaina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bertaina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
147.83
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Frank Bertaina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.06
4.06
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Frank Bertaina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Frank Bertaina
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
26.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Frank Bertaina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bertaina
Career
Per 600 PA
7
30.43
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Frank Bertaina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bertaina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bertaina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bertaina
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA